Our mind craves for: what’s next, all the time. As a result, we end up looking for the next big thing. Also, our brain keeps a safe locker of all our past experiences, which serves us best during fight or flight scenarios. Our present get the least attention, which should ideally be the most important …
Category Archives: Life
Journey
Running a startup is like a movie; it has multiple phases. I was told by Ajay Gore; while we were talking. I have been troubling him on/off regularly for advice. It was him and Sidu who kicked me to start aroundstartups podcasts. There are multiple instances in your journey when you will get tempted to go out of your organization’s …
associate
How little things take over us. All of a sudden we become avid readers or a poet or a runner or a cook etc. Our identity becomes these skills. We end up living non-stop in this new attained skin. Something deep within we all have that longing to be loved, to be appreciated. And this …
Ishq
Liya apne zindgi ko, kar diya unke hawale. Ban gaye sagird unke, ho liye unme magan, hue masroof aise ki duniya unme he bana li. Phir ho liye ru-baru khud se, sachai se, apne naadani se. The kya hum, kya ho gaye. Aisa kya kiya, aise kyun hue hum unpe kayal. Khudgarz hua karte the …
regrets
How much of our present goes by our past regrets?Do some of us live like zombies carrying loads of past till eternity?Can we live now without corrupting our life with regrets of the past?Time machines are a thing of fiction and, why don’t we get it?Why don’t we accept it and move on?Why are we …
why
Is it tough to be who we are?Like being honest, naked, and no posturing?Why do we have to wear a mask?We fake ourselves when in real, we are broken, hollow, or burnt?Who are we showcasing this brave face of ours?Why do we do this?Why do we act like this?
principle
The principle is a glue that holds together an enterprise, partnership or, agreement. Sometimes under external influence, under pressure, we forget about it. It results in killing whatever we have built with all the hard work. Once we have defined a principle, it should be our guiding force. We should not forget it. Getting lost …
homework
A lot many founders reach out to me for VC intro. It is like pay it forward for me. A few folks five years back believed in me and, I am here now in a position to help many more new breeds of founders. One thing I noticed is that these founders are busy building …
know
How many of us know us and our bodies. We have to our likes, dislikes, and allergies. What adds fatigue. What bloats our tummy or increases heartbeat. It has come via observing ourselves more. We cannot offload it to externality. The human body is complex. We are all different. The same food, same vitamin pills, …
weekdays
I like weekdays because I can run in empty parks. I don’t have to worry about getting a table at my favorite restaurant or getting a shit service. A lot of my friends get agitated when I tell them that let’s meet over weekdays. But for me, I feel weekdays are good to socialize and …